AmazonBasics 0W-40 & 5W-40 - A3/B4, free delivery

[dogememe]

Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs. Sure they have manufacturer approvals but once the vehicle is out of warranty it doesn't matter.

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted by dogememe
Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs. Sure they have manufacturer approvals but once the vehicle is out of warranty it doesn't matter.

So once a vehicle is out of warranty the details of a specification no longer matter? The engine stops requiring the oxidation resistance, minimum HTHS, etc. that a specification may dictate?

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted by Zee09
I dont use Mobil products or own a Nissan.
Neither a Toyota.

Okay Castrol 0W-40 then, which by the number of approvals it carries is a better oil anyway.

 

[dogememe]

Originally Posted by kschachn
Originally Posted by dogememe
Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs. Sure they have manufacturer approvals but once the vehicle is out of warranty it doesn't matter.

So once a vehicle is out of warranty the details of a specification no longer matter? The engine stops requiring the oxidation resistance, minimum HTHS, etc. that a specification may dictate?


I can tell you a lot of people don't care about that and just buy the cheapest 5w-30 or 10w-30 synthetic instead... i see it every day all day. i think a 0w-40 or 5w-40 even without certifications is still an improvement.

 

[kschachn]

Well the Amazon oil carries A3/B4 so that is more than nothing.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by dogememe
Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs.

Edge 0w-40 goes for around $27 at full price at Walmart, but more often than not, it's on some kind of sale for around $22-24, so you're not really saving much buy buying this AmazonBasics 0w-40 oil at $22.49.

 

[dogememe]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by dogememe
Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs.

Edge 0w-40 goes for around $27 at full price at Walmart, but more often than not, it's on some kind of sale for around $22-24, so you're not really saving much buy buying this AmazonBasics 0w-40 oil at $22.49.


I understand that but while Walmart is wonderful not everyone is near one.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Originally Posted by dogememe
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by dogememe
Seems like a great deal for people with older Euro cars that are out of warranty and eat a bunch of oil... vs buying Mobil 0w-40 or Castrol 5w-40 a quart at a time at the auto parts store for $10/qt like so many people do with BMW/Audi/MB/etc. around here. Even "on sale" those oils are about $28 for five quart jugs.

Edge 0w-40 goes for around $27 at full price at Walmart, but more often than not, it's on some kind of sale for around $22-24, so you're not really saving much buy buying this AmazonBasics 0w-40 oil at $22.49.


I understand that but while Walmart is wonderful not everyone is near one.



But if you're on here you're online and that is all you need for a $35 order they will ship anything you want. I've done it successfully many times.